Preschools & Day Care in Stafford, VA

Stafford's child care market is led by branded centers clustered around Garrisonville Road, with church programs, a public school program and home daycares filling in around them. This page covers 29 preschools and day care centers in Virginia that sit in Stafford, and every one of them has a Stafford County address.

Garrisonville Road is the reference point for several of the larger names. Kiddie Academy of Stafford is on it, and the Merit School of North Stafford is off it near Shelton Shop Road. Children of America Stafford is at Doc Stone Commons on Dunn Drive, and the Merit School of Doc Stone is in the same Doc Stone Commons shopping center, close to I-95. Stafford KinderCare is on Greenspring Drive and The Goddard School of Stafford is on Highpointe Boulevard. Most of these take babies from a few weeks old and carry children through pre-K, and several open between 6:00 and 6:30 in the morning and close around 6:00 to 6:30 in the evening.

Montessori is a small but real part of the local trade. The Merit School of North Stafford, the Merit School of Doc Stone and the Merit School of Quantico Corporate Center each run a Montessori program for ages three to five alongside their other classrooms. The Quantico Corporate Center campus is the one families near Quantico use. Learning Paths Academy South Campus sits near Germanna Community College and Stafford Hospital, at Old Potomac Church Road and South Campus Boulevard, and runs a Youth Zone program for before and after school. Primrose School of Stafford at Embrey Mill serves families in Stafford County, Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg and Quantico.

Away from the big centers, the work looks different. Living Hope Child Development Center runs inside Living Hope Lutheran Church and is rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, with a gymnastics coach bringing tumbling equipment each week. Aquia Harbour Preschool has served the community since 1977 as a nonprofit cooperative for ages 3 to 4, and families contribute to the school. Red Apple School Inc has run a preschool and kindergarten program since 1981 on the Stafford County Schools calendar, with morning and afternoon sessions from September through mid June. Mount Ararat Church Preschool and Shiloh Christian Learning Center are also church-run.

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Public school early childhood education is part of the picture here. North Star Early Childhood Education Center is run by Stafford County Public Schools, alongside Rising Star. It offers a full day program starting at 9:45 a.m. and an afternoon half day program starting at 12:45 p.m., with no morning half day program. It is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews.

Home-based care is spread across the town. Tots Academy Home Daycare is a Virginia licensed family day home for children from 2 months to 5 years, rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, with a play-based program and separate areas for sleeping, playing and eating. Kidz Cave LLC offers home-based care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers in small groups. Lotty's Kids Family Daycare is rated 5.0 from 26 reviews, and Kristina's Little Sprouts is rated 5.0 from 12.

On review history, Kiddie Academy of Stafford carries 122 reviews at 4.2, and Children of America Stafford holds 4.5 from 84. The Goddard School of Stafford is rated 4.0 from 63 and Stafford KinderCare 4.6 from 51. Shiloh Christian Learning Center is rated 3.5 from 2 reviews. Triangle, Dumfries, Fredericksburg, Dale City and Woodbridge have their own pages for families whose commute runs north or south along the corridor.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Stafford

Which Stafford centers take infants?

Kiddie Academy of Stafford enrolls children from 6 weeks old through school age. Stafford KinderCare cares for children from 6 weeks to 12 years, and the Merit School of North Stafford takes children from 3 weeks. For home-based care, Tots Academy Home Daycare takes children from 2 months to 5 years.

Is there a Montessori program in Stafford?

Yes. The Merit School of North Stafford, the Merit School of Doc Stone and the Merit School of Quantico Corporate Center each run a Montessori program for ages three to five. The Merit School of North Stafford also teaches baby classes with American Sign Language.

Who offers before and after school care in Stafford?

Stafford KinderCare offers before and after school care along with summer, winter and spring break programs. Primrose School of Stafford at Embrey Mill runs before and after school care and a Summer Adventure Club. Learning Paths Academy South Campus runs a Youth Zone program for school-age children. Loving Arms Academy, LLC has school-age care for five to twelve year olds.

Where can a Stafford family find a part-day preschool?

Aquia Harbour Preschool is a nonprofit cooperative for ages 3 to 4. Red Apple School Inc runs morning and afternoon sessions on the Stafford County Schools calendar. North Star Early Childhood Education Center, run by Stafford County Public Schools, offers a full day program and an afternoon half day program.

Which Stafford programs accept child care subsidies?

Stafford KinderCare, the Merit School of North Stafford and the Merit School of Doc Stone each accept child care subsidies. Red Apple School Inc and Sky family child care do as well. Ask any program about the current paperwork before enrolling.

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